Subscribe

Trump threatens to cut aid to Palestinians

President Trump has issued two tweets threatening to cut U.S. aid to the Palestinians, claiming Palestinian leadership hasn't shown "appreciation or respect," or willingness to negotiate a peace deal.

The backdrop: Palestinian leaders have said Trump's decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital removed any possibility of his administration serving as the broker of a peace deal. The House passed a bill last month that would limit U.S. aid to the Palestinians over concerns the government was "rewarding Palestinians who kill Americans and Israelis," per the AP.

This follows another tweet from Trump claiming, "the United States has foolishly given Pakistan more than 33 billion dollars in aid over the last 15 years, and they have given us nothing but lies & deceit."

Go deeper

Protesters gather north of Lafayette Square near the White House during a demonstration against racism and police brutality, in Washington, D.C. on Saturday evening. Photo: Jose Luis Magana/AFP via Getty Images

Tens of thousands of demonstrators have been rallying in cities across the U.S. and around the world to protest the killing of George Floyd. Huge crowds assembled in Washington, D.C., Philadelphia and Chicago for full-day events on Saturday.

Despite a ban on large gatherings implemented in response to the coronavirus pandemic, protesters rally against racism in front of the American Embassy in Paris on June 6. Photo: Julien Mattia/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

Tens of thousands of people have continued to rally in cities across the world against racism and show their support this week for U.S. demonstrators protesting the death in police custody of George Floyd.